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UAE air defenses respond to missile, drone attacks after Iran said it would target ‘aluminum industries’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmirati air defenses are responding to missile and drone attacks, the United Arab Emirates’ defense ministry says Sunday, as Iran said it was targeting “aluminum industries” in the Gulf nation.
“UAE Air Defences … are actively engaging with missiles and UAV threats,” the ministry posts on X, providing no details about the origin of the attack.
Iran’s army said it was targeting “aluminum industries” in the UAE and US military infrastructure in Kuwait, the official IRNA news agency reports.
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